The meeting happened sometime in the past few weeks and was called by president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka. The point of the gathering was to foster a more positive atmosphere around Lonzo Ball, which would hopefully cause fewer distractions for him.

“It was the best thing, man. Everybody’s going to try to make it an ego thing, like I’m trying to tell them what to do or they’re trying to tell me to tone it down. It’s not about that. It’s about coming together and to get a solution to this problem.

“It may sound crazy to other people, but I really just want the best for Lonzo, and the best for Lonzo is going to be what’s best for the organization. Because if everybody winning, we good.”

Ball has criticized the way Walton has used his son on a number of occasions.

Walton has shown flaws as an in-game coach so far this season, particularly late in games. That said, the Lakers are 10-16 after an overtime loss to the New York Knicks Tuesday night and the team has been so much better that people expected.